showcase buenos aires issue 70

Apr 2007

Argentina's capital has an incredibly vibrant mix of cultures, music and styles which, along with the extensive infrastructure of visual media companies, make this a superb place for cinema, photography and advertising productions.

Two festivals taking place in and around the city over the next month:

Southfest Buenos Aires, at Costanera Sur on Saturday 5 May, is the fourth edition of the Latin-American music festival featuring bands, international DJs and happenings.

To deliver its new campaign, shot in Buenos Aires, Nike with Wiedden + Kennedy commissioned one of the best new production companies, Red Creek Productions, and advertising artists, Warren Du Preez & Nick Thornton Jones.

Warren and Nick's work has been commissioned in the past by clients such as Hermés, Issey Miyake and Cartier and their collaborations with Björk and Massive Attack are considered legendary.

Red Creek has also recently completed jobs for Kenzo, Nokia, Nextel, Orange, Diesel among other advertising and fashion clients.

BBDO Argentina started operating in 2001, led by Carlos Pérez, one of Latin America's renowned creative directors in recent years. Just two years later, the agency ranked #22 in the Gunn Report.

The agency has received multiple awards at festivals including Cannes, Clio, D&AD, One Show and FIAP. At local creative festival El Diente, it was voted Best Agency of the Year for the fourth year in a row.

Based in Buenos Aires, photographer Malala Fontan works with digital and conventional photography for editorial and commercial uses.

She says her aim is "always to invent the iconic shot - an exquisite homage to Buenos Aires' Belle Epoque, a melancholic feeling mixed with intoxicating images from the city that never sleeps' most important architectural pieces..."

Malala's most recent photographic series is a set of portraits of chic, local celebrity Celeste Cid as a young Evita in a clean print of a classic French film noir.

Adrian Markis Photography: Buenos Aires advertising photographers

Adrian Markis Photography:
Buenos Aires advertising photographers

Adrian Markis is a photographer from Buenos Aires specialising in postproduction and digital art.

He is currently working on a personal project entitled "Invasión en Buenos Aires", where he combines shots of animals with Buenos Aires cityscapes. The story is based around the concept of giant animals invading a large city that has been abandoned by humans.

The shots are currently being taken and the first photos can be seen soon, with the project finished around the middle of May.

Gaby Messina:
Buenos Aires advertising photographers

Following her success with Grandes Mujeres, Gaby Messina presents her new work, Almas Gemelas (Twin Souls), a series of portraits of twin brothers and sisters of all ages.

The artist, mother of two-year-old twins, was motivated to discover and understand more about this intense and profound relationship. She presents images that were snatched from a magical reality where the careful choice of colour and lighting, and the settings, help to compose stories with great visual and emotional impact.

The search for individuality; upbringing and education; the physical similarity and differences perceived throughout their lives; the almost complete lack of sense of aloneness; your best friend living at home; communication without words; operating in society; relationships with partners, parents and children ... these are some of the concepts that Gaby shares with us and invites us to reflect upon.

Almas Gemelas is at the Centro Cultural Recoleta in Buenos Aires from 3 May until 27 May.

The Four Hotel:
Buenos Aires hotels

The Four Hotel is ideally located in San Telmo, one of the traditional neighbourhoods that give Buenos Aires its indisputable flair - culturally rich with colonial architecture, lavish history and unique art.

This hotel offers superb accommodation fusing modern and classical design, along with a commitment to providing excellent service and comfort.

The Four offers a mix of art, music, history and literature along with service, style and comfort.